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GENERAL MOIVAET. PARIS, DEC. 10.—The Council of Inquiry ap pointed by virtue of a sealed letter addressed by his Impetial Majesty to Count Hunebourg, dated Scho enbrunn, the ' 7th of September, to examine the condua of General Mcnnet with respe& to the sur render of Flushing, terminated on the sth of No-' ember its operations, and submitted the result to his Majesty, in a verbal process of its sittings, of which the following is the substance " The Council of Inquiry ,appointed by his Ma jesty the Emperor and King, and ,convoked by his Excellency Count Hunehourg, Minister at, War, conformably to the sealed letter of •his Majesty, dat ed Schoenbruun, the 7th November. ic Assisted by M. Benson, Chief of 'Division to the Minister at War, Member of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Empire, exercising the functions of Secretary,to the Council. Having ex amined the annexed pieces, to the number rd 174, and considering thatanteriorlY to the 15th of, , March, his Majesty the Ecoperor and King had himself given particular instru6tions to the General of Divi sion, Monnet, to place the town of Flushing and the Isle of Waicheren in security from any military attack. • " Considering, that on the 22d of April, the Minister at War wrote to this General, that a con siderable armament was prpparing in England, and commanded him to make the necessary disposi stions to place that fortress in a state of security from the enter prizes eft he English ; and that this General answered that all . disposit ions had,been mae.e_, and pre cautions taken, to defend the town of Flushing in the most vigorous 'manner possible; tharall his bat teries were in good condition, and well supplied, and that he had a sufficient stock of provisions and ammunition for a siege. " Considering, that on-the 30th of Jelly follow— ing, the enemy eirefied a landing between the forts: of Haak and Polster ; that his force was presumed to be s lB,ooo men ; that on the 2d of August, he was before Flushing, and had taken a position. 1. At Nolle, 'about 800 metres from the - fleche of Platendech... 2. A little to the left of the road which leads to Middleburg, in the place called the Chemin, des Dames, at about 800 metres from the salient• angle of the . bastion No. 4, 3. At the new fort established between Flushing and the fort of .Ra mekens, at 'about too metres from the port of Raalekens; that the fleche of Platensiech, and that on the side of Rarnekens, are distant from the body of the place about t t o metres, and that the enemy remained in these positions till the moment of ca pitulation, with the exception of some attacks on the advanced posts. " Considering, that General Monnet transmitted art account on the 13th of July last, to Minister at War, of the movements and position of the ene my, and that on the,. ad of August, his Excellency reminded him of' the orders, and instructions given him by his Majesty, with respect to the manner in which he should a 8 to prevent the enemy from taking a position-in the Isle of Walcheren ; i hat the instruaions of shis Majesty ordered this General, in case he should find himself pressed by the enemy, to cut the dykes rather than surrender the place ; that this -General seemed offended at receiving this letter from the Minister at War, and answered to ' the General and Senator Rampon, that it was use less to remind him of his duties, and the firm inten tions of his Imperial and Royal Majesty 3 . that at all times, and in all circumstances, he should know how- to fulfil the one, and conform to the other ; yet, nevertheless, General Monnet being pressed in Flushing by a superior force, hesitated to cut the dykes; that he pierced only one on the side of Ra rnekens, which he stopped again during 24 hours, - then re-opened ; that this opening produced but little effea, because the point where it had been made had not been well chosen ; that it ought to have been made 50 metres farther on the 'side of Ramekens, and besides that the dyke 'on the side of Old Flushing ought to have. been pierced, which would have produced immediately a sufficient in 7 undation, " Considering, that according to the statement. • drawn up by General l'sionnet, on the isth of July 18°9, the garrison , . of Flushing consisted of. 4481 men, and sevenzeen horses, of whom 3853 men and seventeen horses were in the place; that the Generals 'tampon, Chambarlhac, and Rousseau, threw into Flushing, between -the. Ist of August, and the 6th of the same month, 3143. men, viz. on the Ist of August 660 men of the 3d battalion of the 05th regiment ; on the 2nd of August 1003 men, pf whom 608-were from the 4th battalion of the • 3d demishrigade of reserve, and 375 from the 25th, 72d, and tosth, with twenty gunners; on the 4th of August 320 tnen of - th e 4th battalion of the 4gth regiment ; on the Gth of August, 1160 men, of whom 550 were from the Bth gade ; 420 from the 48th regiment, and 190 from the regiment of Prussia, forming a total of 6996 men, and 17 horses ; and that according' to the let ters written to the Minister at War by General Monnet, and dated Litchfield the Bth of OCleber last,'there were only 1963 men killed, wounded, or made prisoners. " Considering that at the moment when -the enemy appeared before the place, it contained pro visions for 4000 men and _too horses during ninety days; that General Mobnet, in his .beforestnen, tioned letter, dated Litchfield, asserts, that the fire of the enemy consumed foar principal magazines of provisions ; whereas it has been declared by the Sieur Dourster, of the guard of engineers, that he knew nothing of this; by-the Sieur K.oziouski, Com mandant of the Ist ,Irish battalion, that the fire of the enemy had destroyed neither provisions nor any thing necessary for the defence of the place; and .by the Mayor of 'Flushing, - that it had only burned two magazines of forage. Considering that the place. had only suffered a bombardment of 36 hours, ear the 13th, Oth, and t sill of August;' that this betmberdment, or:the cannon of the enemy, had not done any remarkable damage to' the body of the . place ; that at the moment of capitulation there was no breach -in the ramparts ;, and that the place had been surrendered, before the enemy had effected the _ passage of the fosse, without having sustained any assault, and .when the troops were still in possession of the outworks. LONDON : Printed by RICHARD HARRIS, of No. 4, Martlett-court, Bow-street; and Plibliined by WILLIAM A P.-MI 6 RSC RI rK), c;ourt , Molton. street, Grocirenor ,r. At tree SUN-OFFICE, No. 12, Strand ;. where Aciverfisernenis, Orders for tho Paper; Letters for the Editor, &c. (pOi.'-taia), twist br, add/quad " Considering that this capitulation, which wag signed on the night of the 15th of August, excited the discontent and even the indignation of the gar- rison. " Considerihg, in fine, that it re3atts from the de= clarations of several persons that General Monnet received and caused to be received to his profit, from 1803 to 1806, withoat giving or causing to be given acquittances•to the parties interested, a "rate of 10 Dutch sous, or 22 sous Tournois, for every half anker of geneva exported ' - and that the house alone of 'a Madame Weeks, at Flushing, paid 'to his ac count from 50 to 80,000 florins within the space of about three years. • The Council of Inquiry declares, [Here follows the sentence already published] "This day, the2sth of November, 1€ . 109, at three in the afternoon, at the moment when the Council was rising, the Minister at War transmitted to it a letter from General Monnet, dated Litchfield, the 24th of , OEtober last, containing an answer to the letter of his Majesty the Emperor and King to hiS Minister at War, relative to the surrender.of Flush ing, of •the date of the 7th of September last. The Counsel haVe read these two pieces, and after ma ture deliberation, have ddtermined that they are not of a nature to catise any change in the declaration they' haVe made. • Done , at . Paris, at the Depot General of War, on . the above day, , month and year, and all the M e mb ers of die ComiOLl of Inquiry, and the Secretary, signed the proceSs verbal. (Signed)- "Count ABEyILLE. Count RANtroN. " Vice-Admiral TI-TEVENARD. Count SoNGEs BEssoN. Transmitted to our Minister.at War,.to cause the laws of the Empire. to be executed towards the ac- (Signed) " NAPOLEON." Palace of the Thuilleries, Dec. 6, ;809. BOMB-AY, JUNE 24: SPORTING ENTRLIIGENCg.—On Tuesday last the Honourable the,Gdvernor presrated a hyena to the Bobbery' 'Hunt, which was turned out at!iout four o'clock at the eight mile-stone upon the Sic)n road, to a field of about thirty horsemen, and though,the • animal did not afford the sport so eagerly expeded, and too,soon yielded his brush to the huntsman, yet other resources were found to pass away the after noon, which was particularly fine ; and the fun and good humour so well known to prevail among the Gentlemen of the Hunt, were greatly heightened by the polite attention of the Honourable the Go vernor, who was present, with Commodore Byng and a numerous party - of friends, both Ladies and Gentlemen, all of whom appeared to take a lively interest in the amusements of the day. - The Hunt, all in uniform, were afterwards mast, hospitably and elegantly entertained by the Honour,- able the Governor at Powell .House. The well known and favourite tune of the Bobbery Hunt-haVe ing announced the roast beef and beer being .ready, the Huntidid ample justice to the excellent qualities of both. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had been drank, the Hon. the Governor gave!' Success to the Bobbery Hunt, and , may they long :continue' to ride, sing; and be a - terry," accompanied with the Bobbery Hunt march, by the Governor's band. The senior member of the Hunt then proposed 44 Mr. Duncan's good health, and success to all his undertak ings," which was drank by the company itanding, with three times three, and seconded by the Bub bery in lull chorus by all the members: - - SeVeral excellent songs were sung : " the banner of war," in great style, by a member of the Hunt, and the admirable hunting song of " The fifth of November," by the huntsman, though not in his usual style of excellence, fr9M the exertion of his voice in the hunt. The company having retired _ . . from the dinner hall, to tea and coffee, the festive dance soon afterwards commenced, by the Honour able the Governor and Mrs. Gordon leading off, and the evening ended. in the most perfect harmony, every countenance denoting satisfaction, which must always be the case when unnecessary ceremony is banished, and all are anxious to please. The Ho nourable the Governor never appeared to be in bet ter health and spirits. POLICE. SW INDL IN G. M A RLBOROUGX-STREET.—ft was stated on Wed nesday, that a person, who is called by the names of Alo n zo, alias M`Lean, alias Wood, alias Belleris, but whose real name is not known, had been charg ed with divers frauds. The charges were yesterday entered into against the prisoner. Mr. Arrol, a boot maker in Pall-Mall, stated that the prisoner called at his shop some mouths since, in company with a' Mr. Wood, whom Witness knew to be a Gentleman of respedability, and attached to the firm of Messrs. Belleris and CO. bankers, at Derby. Mr. Wood was a known customer, and after he had left London, the prisoner gave his ()fliers, and represented him self as the brother of Mr. Wood. Mr. Arrol suspect eJ a something, and he wrote to the house of Bel leris and Co. and the answer he. received was, that the person wasi an im2ostor, who had insinuated himself into the confidence of Mr. Wood, by repre• senting himgelf as a minor, entitled to a consider able property, when of age. The prisoner's fame , was echoed through the town, but Mr. Arrol'eould not find him until he met him in the shop of Mr. Hale, in , Eleetstreet, whither he had gone to guard Mt'. H. against further imposition, having recom mended his favours. The prisoner was taken , into custody, but he had managed to defraud Mr. Hale of 181. He represented himself as having 'con siderable 'property in NorthAmerim; that he had been brought"up by. the'Marquis;of Thomond, and that Lady Ann Barlowe was his go&mother. Mr. Searle, tailor; of King-street Covent-Garden, had been de frauded by these false representationti. The prisoner spewed him an estimate °la service of plate, said to have been bespoke of Mr. 'ltochfOrt, for the wed ding of his brother, the Derby banker, who, how ever, died last spring. The prisoner was fully Corn !pitted for trial on the three charges: cused. SINGULAR CHI C U.llB i`/INCR. The following singular circumstance is copied from a Paris Paper:—, A young Mahometan female, stolen at the age of nine, from a wealthy and, respedanle family at 'Coic - - stantinople, was sold by her ravishers at 4russ.e, in Bothnia, and fell 'into the hands of A very severe master. Employed one day'in. watering flowers in the garden of her patron, she was perceived by an European, who was smitten by the grace and beauty of het person. Young, rich, and intelligent, he suc ceeded in rescuing the girl from the horrors of cap tivity, and in conducting her privately to Cataihee- , - In managing her education he became more and more attached to her, and resolved upon giving her his hand. This was, however, as yet Only in con ternpiation ; the license of his Geverntnent, and the consent of his family, were first to be obtained, and his pupil was as yet but ten years of age. He concluded her to Constantinople, lodged her with a Bishop of the' Greek Church; 'for the purpose of making:her a convert to the Christianfaith, and re turned to his own country, in order to prdcure the necessary permission. Two years elapsed °without the unfortunate girl's receiving any intelligence of her future husband. In this interval the C7:reek Bishop died, and the Neo phyle, abandoned. 'by the heirs of the 'prelate, was obliged to live retired, ,and buried in the most pro found obscurity, for I . eAr of being.discovered by her Turkish connedions, irreconcilable to her change of religion. Her benefaaor was to lie A cot'npensatiOn to hth . for every less, which she must experience in conse quence of this renunciation of' ter family and her' faith. She thought - only of him, and she conceived the bold tiroje'd of rejoining him, notwithstanding all the dangers of the journey. She set mit on toot from Constantinople, and arrived,at Vienne, where she was informed that the European had died a year before. _ Then • Mary •(such it the name ef our heroine), seeing no other asylum for her but the bosom of that family from whom she had been torn at so tender an age, went to Trieste for thepurpose Of setting out from thence to Constantinople. When she arrived •iu the first 'or these places, it had just received a French garrison, but every thing was still in the uroosi contusion. Mary obtained admission into a Grecian monastery, there to wait for an opportunity of returning to her native country. A Sub-Lieu tenant of infantry, named Dartois, beCame ac quainted with her, paid his addresSes, aiid married her at the end of a year. Madame Maws still did not renounce her de sign of returning to Consantinople she thought that having become by mattiage a„Frenci) woman ) , it might be possible for her to appease her rela- tions. Her husband; obliged to quit Trieste with his regiment, consented to her going 'to a city, wlkre she had every thing to apprehend, and 'where she had experienced so many misfortunes ; but they were not yet arrived 'at the end of them. One evening Madame Dartois, in the street 'of Pera,, recoguizid through her veil, her old Bithynian master, 'who was seeking her in the town of Con stantinople, and who had sworn to kill her. Ter rified at this meeting, she dared no longer to go abroad, nor take the smallest step towards attaining the object of her visit;VO the Turkish eipitAl. She received, however, Iters frOm her hiasbanct, - atid .remained in this state of anxiety for the space of up wards of three years. M. Dartois was continually pressing his lady to come to France. His letters were importunate ; they determined her to undertake the journey, notwith standing the war now carrying on between the Turks and Russians, who obstruct all the toads and passages: She.set out Pram Constantinople towards t lte middle of last July. She traversed Hungary, and passed through the Austrian camps ; but at the mo ment when she arrived at Grati, site found her hus band expiring of the consequences of - a wound which he had received at the battle Of Vagrana. The dis consolate widow arrived at Schoenbrunn, at the very moment when the Emperor Napoleon was 'about to leave that palace, and to set out for France; she was fortunate though to find 'there his Excel lency. the Duke of Ba - sano, Minister and Secretary of State ; General Le Brun, Aid-de-Camp to his Int. perial Majesty; M. Le Chevalier Arnedee Janberi, and several other persons, to Whom ,she had made known her deplorable condition: The Emperor became acquainted with it through his Minister, and immediately his Majesty, by a special licence, allotted her a pension ot one thou and six hundred francs, of which the fist year's product has been paid her in advance. Penetrated with gratitude for the greatness of his benefaaion, Madame Dartoii threw herself at the feet of the Duke ot Bassano, when he announced it to her. This affecting scene ended by her request to the Minister to permit her to visit the grave of her husband, for the purpose of watering it once Chore with her tears. • A gang of gypsies were lately apprehended in the parish of Wellow, Somersetshire, by the High Con stable of the hundred. Several depredations have lately been committed in that neighbourhood, doubt less by the above gang. . Eight of them have been committed to Shepton-Mallet gaol. One of them, supposed to be the leader, a notorious offender„on seeing the constable approach the tent, rode off Gil a small poney, and took the road for Radstock. There were . - sound in their possession a large. quantity of lace, handkerchiefs, gown-pieces, &c. supposed to have beau stolen ; also some . letters from their old companions, which appealed to have been recently written. The Newspaper Agency Office, established in 'EdinbUrgli by Mr. SMITH, is the first Undertaking of the kind eiier before attempted in that Country, and It deserves the attention and encouragement ui .the Pubiic on many accounts. To consider, the new. estab!ishment as promoting merely the accom- • moition of those immediately concerned in News papers, is to . Iwk on it. in a very coptine4 poini of view. lt is intimately connected with the- progrt-,4s and prosperity of the. Country, and promises to be: of ewinetit utility to all tnen of 'business, both in Town and country, who may have occasion to•ati vertise in Newspapers, or may !rave any. other bust iless to transact wito„them. PIPING ALL HANDS I—The &towing sfAimsical circumstance is said to have happened at a sea-port in this country, a tew weeks ago : --A gentleman . , with his family, landed there from the West Indies, and intending to remain. a short time, until he could hear from his friends in" London, applied,to ihe land lord of the inn, to which he had been conduCted, for accommodation ; but was told that three bed rooms could not be provided for his family, unless lie would engage them for a week certain, and that the lowest charge Would be a guinea a day for the use of them, To this exorbitant demand the gentleman, afLer smile expostulation, acceded.—Soon afterwards on going „to the Post-office, he found letters lying there for him, from his friends in London,' requiring his im mediate departure trout that pk.ce, as soon as ho should arrive.—On his return to the inn, he informed the landlord of the circumstance, and hoped pay!. ment would not be insisted on for the rooms which he had :•carct,ly occupied, but to this, Boniface would 'by tiO means consent, and high words arose between the parties; Capt.. J... of ..,the Royal Navy, who was Well known to the landlord, happening to be in the house at the time, enquired into the circumstance, and discovering the imposition intended to be. prao- Aised, offered. to take tote bargain off the gentleman's hands, :which was cheerfully assented to, by both. parties, - and the litter immediately departed with his . family, after thanking the Captain for his interposi tion. lonnediatedireCtions ys ere given for the beds to be prep4ed, as Capt. L. sail it was his intention to - -sleep on shore that night. What, all three r . enquired the . Ncaiter. " To-be sure l•am I not ifv. pay, for them ?"- was the 'zeply. In the evening atm Captain returned, bringing wit h him his boatswain, and cabin hoy, to whow begaVe ditedicitis to occupy two 'of the beds, " and recollea. my lads," s aid be I.vareh apa watch, every • three libitrs pipe. for a gentral muster." ThOr,7. orders were striBly 'COMplied to the great annoyande of every guest in 11:e houtt. in the Morning the landlord conalaitted heavily - , of the 'dis turbance, and hoped the Captain would !i it ; but the latter said "stwas his way at sea, and did he tioi pay. lor the rooms'" Piping (IV "f l uff s Was repeated on the second night, which produced fresh remonstrances front the iandlord., why declared " that 4-such practices were continued it. would be the ruin of his'l3nuse, and he. shotild be satisfied the CaptaM would pay far-the niOn's occupation 01 . _ the rooms, and discontinue his noaurnal Capt. L. deciliord, " (hat sleeping on shore b,c found congenial to hi's health, and :conibini4 sea custot*, with land Conveniences - , atf..4ed hint an.arnpie funoi of amusement." The third night produCod2i rope' tition of the alarum ;. but in •thy morning Boniface Waited upon the disturbers of his house, and Nit? Many bows and cringes informed him', that he Tyvaii, extremely to . tOrego any charge for, the three nights lodging, it the Captain would consent to:Steep on. bonrd his,ship, there he tnighttpipe althttntl3- frequently as he pleased ; to IA NO otter,. cap.c., I. L. with apparent reluaance acceded;. A few days ago, as two sawyers Were employed in cutting up an oak tree, about 13 inches in dialriter; , for the use of the Earl of litEttßY'scollierr, in Ita' .7 ford, in the County of Lancaster; the mart in the perceived something to ifibve in the cut they \Verse then cutting ; Which, on exatnination, proved to .h a full-grown toad. The , animal was, gnite. gliv o when taken tip, notwitittit;anclingonePL\heiegi ha 4 been cat off by the saw. Toe cavity iu w Lich . was fopud was exactly in the cent rc.iof. the treit, jusr large enough to contain the body, and measurer: tort yards and a half from the root or bottom. Th e tree was perfeCtly sound in every part, and not the .lea st crack or aperture could be discovered that had communication with the atmosphere. . That part ni the oak which contained.the toad is now in the pus' session of Mr. JOHN FOSTER,ni Liver.pool.. till' IV t.f. PK, ORAVItBEND Dt2tMBER 26r Arrived—the Elizabeth, Burclice, from the South Sasj SUrrey, Orme, and Brothers,, from Flashing. Sailed-the Triton, -- for Gibraltar ; 'lane and Mar garet; Vaux,' and Swift, Willoch, for Cork ; and toe metry, -Liddle,- for jarna:ca. . OIRTUS. On Friday last, at Haidwicke, Salop, the Lady of Hanmer; Esq. Oa Son and Heir. On Wednesday morning,. at his house in Upper Guild P -31 4" Street, the Lady of C, Buller, Esq 7 of a Son! NARRi.hI). On the 7th inst. at St. GeOrge's, Hanover-square, Francis WiWarn Price Esq. son of the Rev. Dr. Pfice,:Ch a p lain to his Royal Highness the Prince of -Wales, to iMiss Lake, daughter of William Lake, E.sq. of Charlotte. Street, Fitz ioy.square. On Tilesclay sennight, at St. Mary's, Carlisle, Lieu. tenant- Colonel S:likeid, to Miss Miteninsoh, younrst daugh ter of Bohn Mitchinson, Esq. of Carlisle. ' CR the 2.3 d inst. Bohn Thoinas, Esq. to Miss Emily jack- son: On Saturday, Lupton Topham, Etq. of Middleham, to Miss Clough, of Acomb. On Sunday morning, William Payne Georges, Esq• of Foley-place, to Julia Anne Tupper, of , upper Seymour street, daughter of the late Captain Catre Tupper. Wednesday, at Mary-le-bonne Church , George Hannarn, Esq. of Bromston.House, . 10e of Thanet, to Miss Charlotte Louisa Bristow, of Gloucester.pl4ce, youngest daughter of the late john Bristow, Esq. of Calcutta. Lately, the Rev. Robert Rennie, Minister of 'p il: orrowsto nesS l to Jane, eldest daughter of W. Orhart, Esq. of-Gla" ,--------- .On the ith inst. at Edinburgh, Major David Morrieson, late o; the Hon. East. lndi t Company's Service: On the 17th inst. at'Woodhall, Middlesex, Mr. WiltiaiTT London, late ofßersehall, near Edinburgh. . On Friday last, In his ,45th year, Mr. fames Green, of . , Ware, Herts. Toe same day, in Charlotte-street, Portland-Place, the . findlater, late of the Island of St. Vincent, On Saturday last, at .Woolwich, Dr: Rollo, Surgeon-Ge . neral to the Artillery. Eittiy on Sunday morning, in consequence of the wouo(V• and injuries he received . irom a set of villains, Mr. 13c:timber , • of Rochester.. • On Christinas-day, at -his house in Albion-street,. Majui-Conerd; flewzill, Commander of the troor s t;,,; ,;Aiison at thAt place. 00. thq 2,7 th Mrs. Sarah'. Gore,' of 'Fitzroy-street, Fit i.rt)y -square: \'::sterday, Mr. Ilerry' bones, of Mansion-House-stree t. On Tuesday morning, at Puttenhani, in Surrey, the, Fa' • of Admiral Cornish, in the lith . year o f his age, Master ! Ao gu,,ta Stunner, yOUnger son of toe late Richard Sumw. , , The je.Me-niorningi theinfantson of Mr. R. Clark, , P• ai r Littvly, at lnveramsaiy, Cnaties Hackett, Esq. in the-Es` yearot his age. . Queen'-square,l3l6ontsbury, the infant daughter o f (73 1 ' vet: Llarke, Esq. At- Mr. Macdonald's, Cita iceey-lane, after a few days.: lll• H nesS, aged 15, Lydia; secipi t daughter of Alexander 114!",•. .f •SciiiOr Membef O' dr.: Revenue Board, Ma ar2s •